Laksh Sarkar

Lakshmi Sarkar is a live wedding painter based in Fairfax, VA. After the excitement of your wedding celebrations is over, a magnificent painting captured while your special day unfolds is a beautiful way to relive your event. Lakshmi is excited to be part of your special day, paint a keepsake, and help preserve your precious memories for years to come. Lakshmi is available for live wedding painting, live sketching of guest portraits, and commissioned work in her studio. Lakshmi has always had an artistic streak, having worked in architecture in her homeland of Bombay. In the years following, during the adventure of motherhood, painting became a fun hobby and helped her fall back in love with art. Today, she uses her talent to document live paintings and sketches for weddings and other special events in DC, VA, MD, and beyond, wherever her client’s love stories take her. Lakshmi offers live painting of all aspects of a wedding celebration. From the ceremony or reception to the cocktail hour, the moment you would like to preserve is your choice. Lakshmi views live painting as similar to a performance, as you and your guests watching the image come together is just as important as the finished product. She will arrive at your event two to three hours before it begins to ensure that her equipment is ready and to paint the background of your venue. Over the coming hours, one by one, the people, colors, and decorations that make your event unique will appear on the canvas. Lakshmi will attempt to finish the painting onsite. If not, your finished artwork will be delivered within two to four weeks of your special day, serving as a constant reminder of your wedding and an heirloom to share with future generations. Lakshmi can capture guests as fashion illustrations on paper in watercolor portraits or digital sketches on her iPad. Guests will love the aspect of live art being created in front of them and be enthralled with their own sketch as a wedding favor. She's available to create art in her studio and paint from photographs. She also creates custom hand-painted bottles that make a perfect gift for loved ones. Contact Lakshmi Sarkar today to get your event on her calendar.